Gun-stock.



L. P. KENNEDY.

GUN STOCK.

APPLICATION FILED rmmz, 1912.

LLQSQ, Patented Feh, 1913.

- To alle/whom it may concern.'

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lplurality of chambersfo'pening from the end of the stock, saidA chambers being intended for specifically different uses, one, for example, providing a housing for-an oiler and thong case, while the other chamber' may be adapted to receive and store an extra clip of cartridges. The chief 'diiiculty encountered in this sort of structure is in providing for each of these chambers a closure which, while being certain in its action in retaining the parts within the chambers,

' may nevertheless be openedwith ease and when open permit ready access Vto the parts within the chambers for Withdrawal thereof.

It is the object of'my invention to provide a butt-plate for the gun stock includin such a closure, and this object is attainecgl by means of an extremely simple structure and yet one-which is eiicient for the purpose to a high degree. Y 4 In the drawings illustrating the application of my invention' 4in one Figure 1 represents a longitudinalV seca tion of a portion of a gun stock. Figs. 2

and 3 are inside and outside plan views of the butt-plate of my invention. Fig, 4 is an edge view of said butt-plate, and Fig. 5 is an end view thereof. Fig. 6 is a vsection on line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

The gun stock 10 is provided with a chamber 11 for the reception of an oiler and thong case and another chamber 412 for the reception of a clip of cartridges 13, each of these chambers opening outwardly throughl the. end of the gun stock. A butt-plate 14 is provided for covering the entire butt end of the gun stock, as is usual. This plate has integrallyformed therewith a right-angled flange member 15 for engaging the upper edge of the gun stock. Between the main part of the butt-plate 14 and the said ange member 15 a reinforcement 16 is provided. Upon the upper side of the reinforced portion is formed a channel 17 extending out to the edge of the butt-plate, as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 5. At the otherend .'Speccation of Letters atent. Application led February .12, 1812. vSerial No. 677,242.)A

. a pintle 22.

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i of the butt-plate 14 another reinforcement 18 is provided which is bifurcated, as indicated at 19, and further thickened to form bearing lugs 20 and 21 fort-he reception of The butt-plate is provided with a longitudinally extended centrally positioned opening 23 having a narrow rectangular portion 24 extending between the aforesaid lugs20 and 21 and at the other end a circular portion'25 corresponding -in size to that of the oiler chamber 11. The edge Walls of this opening are beveled sodas to iare outwardly at all`points excepting in the rectangular'portion 24y where the edges are cut straight.

Pivotally secured upon, .the pint-le 22 is a gate or door 26 corresponding in shape to openin 23 and-V inwardly beveled on the edges or accurately registering within said o 'ening when closed. The gate 26 is provided with a head 27 seated within the opening between the lugs 20 and 21, said-head.

providing the member by which the gate is secured to the pintlel As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the head 27 is rovided with a vpair Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

of angularly disposed aces 28 and 29 upon which bears a diminished end portion 30 .of a powerful leaf spring31 preferably formed of the very best grade of English sprin steel. ,This spring is secured to a lug 32 ormed on the inner side .of the'thickened portion 18 of the butt-plate 14 by means of a screw 33 threaded into an interiorly threaded opening in said lug', which opening does not extend throughto the sur-face of plate 14. The s ring 31 is expanded, as shown in Fig. 3, and) provided with a central opening 34 .through which extends a screw 35 for securing the end of the butt-plate to the gun stock, said plate being provided with'the correspondingly ositionedv bevel sided screw hole 36. T e gate '26 has extended' from the circular portion thereof an addiional member 37- which registers within the aforesaid channels 17, said lmember 37 extending slightl beyond the limits of flange 15, as indicate at 38 in Fig. 4. Flangel is provided with' a screw hole 39 through whlch, by means of screw 40, the butt-plate is additionally secured to the gun stock, the two screws 35 and 40 ,being the only members required or used for that purpose.

In use, the leaf spring 31, engaging face' 28 or face 29, will hold gate 26 in either the full line or dotted vline'position shown in F ig. 1; that is, either securelyclosed or fully sol - open. In the y*closed position the gate will tf snugly within the opening 23 and the recess 17 so that the end of the stock o'r the buttplate will vpresent an uninterrupted surfaceJ The protruding end 38 of the gate, which may preferably be knurled orfroughened, as indicated in Fig. 5, gives a finger hold'loutside the iiange 15 gate may readily be raised into the open po'-V sition even against the pressure of they ex ceedingly powerful spring which in'pi'actice will be u-sed in this construction. This is one of the marked features of advantage in my invention, as it doesaway with any necessity of providing or using catches for the fingernail wliich in the case of a structure held sufficiently securely to be of practical service, would result in difhculty', inconvenience and `frequent injury to the fingernail which was employed to lift the gate.

` `Another `feature Lof advantage kof this device is thefact that but a single gate or door is used to open both chambers. This not only simplifies the structure, `doing away with extra parts, but makes easier of access and removal the contents of the chambers 11 and 12. This is particularly true with respect to the cartridge clip, as nger room `is given, as indicated at 41 by which a'grip may be had of the edge 42 'of said clip and the same readily withdrawn from chamber 12. Also, a spring. may be `provided at 432 engaging the other side ofclip edge 42 and' f tending to force that edge upwardly, which will add to the ease of withdrawal of the cart-ridge clip.

The entire structure of my gun stock and butt-plate improvements is simple .and efficient to a marked degree. It can be applied to any type of gun, and when so applied cannot get out of order, and i-s always adaptable to easy and satisfactory use. l

I claim I 1. InpombinationJNith a gun stock provided with cartridge -clip and oiler-case' chambers opening out through the' butt, a

butt-plate having a single opening extending across the openings into both said chambers,

said butt-plate being provided with a chan nel extending from said opening to the edge of the butt-plate, a gate journaled-in said buttplate adapted to lie within and c lose said opening, vsaid gate having a portion adaptedto seat in said `channel and ex- 55J tend'beyond' the end of the butt-plate when" the gate is closed, andjs'pringineans to hold the .gate firmly in closed or open position.

byy means of ywhich the'vv 2. In combination with a gun stock prochambers opening vout,"'through the butt, a Vbutt-plate having a single opening extending across the openings linto both said chambers, said buttfplate being provided with a channel extending'from said opening to the'edge of the' butt-plate, a -gate journaled in said butt-plate and adapted to lie within' and close said opening,-said gate having a portion adapted to seat in said channel and extend beyond the the gate is'closed, the end of 'said extended portion being knurled or -roughened to provide a finger hold for raising the gate, and spring means'V to hold theV gate Vfirmly in closed or open position.

3. In combination with a gun stock pio vided with cartridgeclip and oiler-case chambers opening, out through the butt, a lbutt-plate having a single opening extendling across the openings into both said chambers, said butt-plate being reinforced inwardly at one end ofk said opening, said reinforcement comprising a pair of kspaced `porting lug and surrounding a screw hole provided in said plate intermediate said sets of lugs, a right-angled projection at the other end of said butt-plate for engaging the upper edge of the gun stock provided with a screw hole, screws in said screw holes for securing kthe'buttplate to the gun stock, agate journaled in said parallel-sided lugs adapted to lie within and close said opening, and a spring for holding said gate in open vor closed position secured to Said third lug andl expanded at its intermediate portion the plate-fastening screw.

4:. A gun stock provided with a chamber for a cartridge cli anda chamber for an v oiler case, each o said chambers opening endof the stock so that when the clip is in position a finger hold may be had on one edge of said clip, a spring adapted to bear on the other Vedge of the clip and tending to force `the same outwardly, a butt-plate securedto the stock having an opening correspending in form and extent with the`opening to said common chamber, and a gate for closing said butt-plate opening.

LAWRENCE I".4 KENNEDY.-

' F. A. WHITELEY,

p H. A.VBOWMAN.

`vided with cartridgeclip and oiler-case parallel-sided lugs and a single spring-supinto a common chamber formed in the butt and provided with an aperture surrounding 

